Andy McDonald MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Personal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 39848 on Universal Credit: Disability, if she will publish the wider review of the PIP assessment before bringing forward legislation.
Answer: The review of the PIP assessment will be a major undertaking which will take time and require extensive engagement. To make sure we get this right, we will bring together a range of experts, stakeholders and people with lived experience to consider how be...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 39851 on Social Security Benefits: Disability, whether the collaboration committees will discuss new PIP qualification criteria.
Answer: We will establish ‘collaboration committees’ to further develop our reforms and we are currently working through which areas the committees will discuss. We particularly want to work with disabled people on how our additional investment in employment supp...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she had discussions with disabled people's groups on the introduction of the requirement that claimants must score a minimum of four points in at least one daily living activity to be eligible f
Answer: We urgently need reform to stop people from falling into inactivity, restore trust and fairness in the system and promote the interests of disabled people. This means we need to take decisive action to tackle a situation in which PIP claims are set to dou...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March to Question 39845 on Personal Independence Payments: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, if she will publish that programme of analysis before bringing forward legislatio
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityTreasuryTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43968More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to provide hon. Members with an economic and fiscal outlook assessment by the Office for Budget Responsibility of the measures in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, published on 18 Marc
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published their latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 26 March 2025 alongside Spring Statement 2025. This included an assessment of some of the changes in the Pathways to Work Green Paper which the Government is ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's Allowance: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the aggregate financial value of the loss of entitlement to Carer's Allowance following proposed changes to entitlement to the Personal Independent Payment for people in (a
Answer: No assessment has yet been made. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Refor...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCarer's Allowance: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who will no longer qualify for Carer's Allowance following the proposed changes to entitlements to the Personal Independent Payment in (a) Middlesbroug
Answer: No assessment has yet been made. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Refor...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ConstituenciesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Spring Statement 2025 health and disability benefit reforms - Impacts, published in March 2025, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of add
Answer: No assessment has yet been made. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Refor...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the policy paper entitled Spring Statement 2025 health and disability benefit reforms - Impacts, published in March 2025, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of add
Answer: No assessment has yet been made. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Refor...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the aggregate financial value of the proposed changes to Universal Credit Health rates for people in each Parliamentary constituency.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the “Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper” will be published in due course, with some information already published alongside the Spring Statement. However, the OBR does not publ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the aggregate financial value of the proposed reduced entitlements to the Personal Independent Payment for people in each Parliamentary constituency.
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the aggregate financial value of the proposed changes to Universal Credit health rates for people in (a) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency, (b) Middlesbrough Cou
Answer: Information on the impacts of the “Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper” will be published in due course, with some information already published alongside the Spring Statement. However, the OBR does not publ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the aggregate financial value of the proposed reduced entitlements to the Personal Independent Payment for people in (a) Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency, (b) M
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025. what estimate she has made of the
Answer: Information on the impacts of the “Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper” will be published in due course, with some information already published alongside the Spring Statement. However, the OBR does not publ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: North EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, what estimate she has made of the number of recipie
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, and some information was published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get ...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what data his Department holds on (a) the number of prepayment meters forcibly installed by British Gas between 1 January 2022 and 31 January 2023 and (b) the number of those subject to force
Answer: In March 2023, British Gas previously confirmed that it installed 25,000 PPMs under warrant in 2022. If any of these installations were completed wrongfully then it is vital that affected customers are appropriately compensated.
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has received interim findings from OFGEM’s investigation into British Gas on the forced installation of prepayment meters.
Answer: Ofgem’s investigation into the involuntary installation of prepayment meters (PPMs) by British Gas is ongoing. This is a matter for Ofgem as the independent regulator, and it would not be appropriate for the government to comment on an ongoing investigati...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has set a deadline for OFGEM to publish findings of its investigation into British Gas and the forced installation of prepayment meters.
Answer: Ofgem’s investigation into the involuntary installation of prepayment meters (PPMs) by British Gas is ongoing. This is a matter for Ofgem as the independent regulator, and it would not be appropriate for the government to comment on an ongoing investigati...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he expects OFGEM will publish findings of its investigation into British Gas and the forced installation of prepayment meters.
Answer: Ofgem’s investigation into the involuntary installation of prepayment meters (PPMs) by British Gas is ongoing. This is a matter for Ofgem as the independent regulator, and it would not be appropriate for the government to comment on an ongoing investigati...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for level seven apprenticeships on the availability of skilled workers in the NHS; and whether she has had discussions wi
Answer: The government is committed to spreading opportunities and economic growth, supported by a strong skills system.This government has an extremely challenging fiscal inheritance. There are tough choices that need to be taken on how funding should be priorit...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning Authorities: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for level seven apprenticeships on the availability of Chartered Town Planners in local government.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby to the answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23140.
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for level seven healthcare apprenticeships on the availability of Advanced Clinical Practitioners in the NHS.
Answer: The government is committed to spreading opportunities and economic growth, supported by a strong skills system.This government has an extremely challenging fiscal inheritance. There are tough choices that need to be taken on how funding should be priorit...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reductions in funding for level seven healthcare apprenticeships on the delivery of the NHS long-term workforce plan.
Answer: The government is committed to spreading opportunities and economic growth, supported by a strong skills system.This government has an extremely challenging fiscal inheritance. There are tough choices that need to be taken on how funding should be priorit...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people below the age of 22 are in receipt of the health element of Universal Credit in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East constituency.
Answer: Quarterly statistics for the number of People on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work in Great Britain are published on Stat-Xplore. The latest release provides figures up to December 2024 which can be b...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to her Department was of payments for the health element of Universal Credit to people aged below 22 in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Quarterly statistics for the number of People on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work in Great Britain are published on Stat-Xplore. The latest release provides figures up to December 2024 which can be b...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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